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Chat Channels

Double click a channel to edit it, select a color, then click Apply Color. The chat box will not refresh until a chat message is displayed, or you scroll through the chat history. If you like it, save the changes and they will be restored when you next log in. They are stored in a cookies file within the client's cache folder.

The following chat channels are default in the client:

*SysChat

[SysChat] message.

Default

Not sure if used.

Err

Not sure if used.

Info

Not sure if used.

Sys

Not sure if used.

ch/

Private chat channel, when using /join and /leave

clan

[Clan] chat.

conBlue

Unknown or no longer used.

conBrightGreen

Unknown or no longer used.

conBrightPurple

Unknown or no longer used.

conDarkGreen

Unknown or no longer used.

conGrey

Unknown or no longer used.

conLightGreen

Unknown or no longer used.

conOrange

Unknown or no longer used.

conPurple

Unknown or no longer used.

conRed

Unknown or no longer used.

conWhite

Unknown or no longer used.

conYellow

Unknown or no longer used.

emote

Text is converted to emotes and not visible.

err/

Standard red error message.

external.wink

Not used.

friends

Blue friend login/logout and status notification.

gm/

[EarthSage] chat.

mci

My incoming damage.

mco

My outgoing damage.

oci

Other player incoming damage.

oco

Other player outgoing damage.

party

Standard blue [Party] chat.

rc/

Standard gray [Region] chat.

s

Local /say chat.

sys/

Yellow system information messages.

t/

Incoming [Tell] message.

tc/

[Trade] chat.

yt/

Outgoing "you tell" message.

Further Customization

Some messages come across with other information embedded into the channel name. In these cases it is possible to customize colors for specific things.

To utilize these custom colorings, instead of double-clicking a channel in the list, type a new one into the input box, select a color, then click Apply Color. A new channel entry will be added to the list.

ch/test
Custom coloring of all private chat channel messages in the channel named "test". Other channels are not affected.

t/"Some Player"
Custom coloring for incoming /tell messages from the character name "Some Player". The quotation marks are required. Incoming /tell messages by other players are not affected.

yt/Some Player
Custom coloring for outgoing /tell messages to the character name "Some Player". In contrast to above, quotation marks are not used. Outgoing /tell messages to other players are not affected.